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State of World's Oceans Shown in Movie, The End of the Line, at Sundance Film Festival

Audiences at the famous Sundance film festival are being treated to the world premiere of a new movie highlighting the parlous state of the world's oceans. The End of the Line, a feature length documentary made with the support of WWF, has its first showing in the World Cinema Documentary competition

19 Jan 2009

Calcium, Carbon, Climate Change and Fish, A Conundrum Considered

An international team of scientists has solved a mystery that has puzzled marine chemists for decades. They have discovered that fish contribute a significant fraction of the oceans' calcium carbonate production, which affects the delicate pH balance of seawater

19 Jan 2009

Researchers Report Biofuel Doomsayers Using Poor Assumptions

Publications ranging from the journal Science to Time magazine have blasted biofuels for significantly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. But a new analysis by Michigan State University scientists says these dire predictions are based on a set of assumptions that may not be correct

19 Jan 2009

New Antibacterial Agents Identified

As bacteria resistant to commonly used antibiotics continue to increase in number, scientists keep searching for new sources of drugs. In this week's JBC, one potential new bactericide has been found in the tiny freshwater animal Hydra

19 Jan 2009

The Energy Efficiency of Andalusian Organic Olive Growing

The contribution of organic olive growing, especially on dryland, to non renewable energy saving in Andalusia is considerable. It is feasible to cut down further on the unnecessary use of machinery for soil preparation and weed control to improve energetic efficiency

19 Jan 2009

Robots Being Used to Inspect Wind Energy Generation Equipment

A new robot inspects wind energy converters more precisely than a human ever could. It detects the minutest damage – even below the surface

19 Jan 2009

Siemens Introduces Environmentally Friendly Company Cars

Siemens is the first DAX-listed company to align its company car policy for executives with the climate protection goals of the European Union

19 Jan 2009

Team From University of Leicester Join Climate Change Study at Kruger Wildlife Park

Geographers from the University of Leicester are to use state-of-the-art technology to investigate how climate change is affecting the world famous Kruger National Park in South Africa

19 Jan 2009

Green Technologies and Strategies to be Showcased at Knickerbocker Ice Festival

The Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) announced that the Knickerbocker Ice Festival, the kickoff event for the Hudson Valley Quadricentennial, will feature green transportation and demos for attendees courtesy of General Motors

19 Jan 2009

Dipal C. Barua Recognized by Zayed Future Energy Prize

The first annual Zayed Future Energy Prize was awarded to Mr. Dipal Chandra Barua, Founding Managing Director of Grameen Shakti for his visionary efforts to bring renewable energy solutions to the rural population of Bangladesh

19 Jan 2009

Suntech Solar Panels to Power Largest Photovoltaic Solar Project in the Middle East

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's leading manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced it has supplied 5MW of Suntech solar panels for a 10MW solar electricity system to power Masdar City, the world's first carbon neutral city being built in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

19 Jan 2009

Drought Torn Niger Using Satellites to Locate Water

Like most sub-Saharan African countries, Niger faces problems meeting its water needs. As part of ESA's TIGER initiative, satellite data are being used to identify underground water resources in the drought-prone country

19 Jan 2009

Air Liquide Consolidating Position As Leading Supplier to Photovoltaic Industry

Air Liquide is consolidating its leading position as industrial gases and services supplier to the photovoltaic industry - more than half of the top 10 crystalline-Si solar cell manufacturers, and over 40percent of the Thin Film solar cell production fabs worldwide are now Air Liquide customers

19 Jan 2009

Foreclosed Homes May Have Hidden Mold Dangers

Home inspections are a critical part of any home buying process and should never be dismissed. Even more important in the purchase of a foreclosure home are mold inspections and testing.

19 Jan 2009